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2026 Georgia Milestones EOC Spring Schedule: Algebra C&C, Lit Comp II, Biology, US History (Alpharetta HS Example + GADOE Spring 2026 Window)
The 2026 Georgia Milestones End-of-Course (EOC) spring schedule, broken down by subject and day, using Alpharetta High School's published April 27 – May 1, 2026 administration schedule as a concrete example of how one Fulton County school administers within the broader Georgia Department of Education Spring 2026 EOC window. Useful reference for Alpharetta families and a model for other Georgia schools.
Tennessee TCAP Test Schedule 2025–2026: Complete TDOE Calendar for TCAP EOC, TCAP ACH (Grades 3–8), TCAP-Alt, ACT, and English Learners Assessment
The full 2025–2026 Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) calendar from the Tennessee Department of Education Assessment Division — every required TCAP window for Fall EOC, Spring Grades 3–5 paper, Grades 6–8 and EOC computer-based, the TCAP-Alternate, optional Grade 2, Fall ACT Senior Retake, Spring ACT Junior Testing, English Learners Assessment, and NAEP. Pulled directly from the TDOE published calendar.
California CAASPP & ELPAC 2025–2026 System Release Dates: Complete Calendar for Smarter Balanced, CAST, CAA, CSA, and ELPAC
The full 2025–2026 California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) and English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) system release schedule — every system-open date, every assessment availability window, the 66-percent instructional-year rule, and the Summative ELPAC window. Pulled directly from the official California Outreach Team June 26, 2025 email update.
North Carolina 2025–2026 Operational Testing Calendar: Complete NCDPI Schedule for EOG, EOC (NC Math 1, NC Math 3, Biology, English II), Credit by Demonstrated Mastery, ACT, and NAEP
The full 2025–2026 North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) operational testing calendar — every EOG and EOC window, all four Credit by Demonstrated Mastery (CDM) Phase 1 windows that let your child earn high-school course credit by exam, the Grade 11 state-funded ACT dates, ACCESS for ELLs, and NAEP. Pulled directly from the NCDPI Office of Accountability and Testing published calendar.
NY Regents Examination Schedule 2026–2027: Complete Calendar for June 2026, August 2026, January 2027, June 2027, and August 2027
The full New York State Regents Examination calendar for five upcoming testing windows — June 2026, August 2026, January 2027, June 2027, and August 2027 — pulled directly from the NYSED Office of State Assessment published schedules. Every subject, every date, every time slot. Bookmark this page if your child is testing in any window.
Which States Still Require an Exit Exam to Graduate High School (2026) — And What "Repealed" Actually Means
Six states still make a diploma depend on passing an exam: Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Ohio, New Jersey and Virginia. Massachusetts ended its requirement by ballot in 2024 and New York ends its in 2027-2028 — but in both, students still sit the tests. What each state requires, read from the state itself.
Midland ISD Credit by Exam — Parent Guide: 80% Free vs 70% Paid, Apply 30 Days Ahead (2026-2027)
Midland ISD runs two Credit by Examination tracks with different passing scores and different bills: 80% for acceleration, which the district pays for, and 70% with prior instruction, which the family pays for. The application is due at least 30 days before the test and needs four signatures. What a Permian Basin family needs before asking a counselor.
Texas Credit by Exam (CBE) Schedule 2026-2027 — Testing Dates and Registration Deadlines for Every District We Track
Credit by Examination testing dates and registration deadlines for 29 Texas school districts, 15 of them read from the district’s own published calendar. Updated as districts publish.
5 Years of UTHS CBE Data: 8th-Grade Science Just Tripled — The Texas Acceleration Decade is Here
We pulled together every UTHS Credit by Exam Annual Report from 2021 through 2025 — five consecutive official datasets covering 2020–21 through 2024–25 testing years. The findings: middle-school CBE volume has nearly doubled in five years, 8th-grade science has nearly tripled (+180%), and pass rates are rising across the board. The Texas acceleration story isn't a 2-year spike. It's a sustained five-year transformation.